About the Role
Highwire is reimagining what a Director of Creative Production can be. We are an AI‑native, sector‑expert, outcome‑obsessed partner to the world’s most innovative companies. In this role you will oversee the intake, estimation, negotiation, and staffing of the creative team across a growing portfolio of complex, multi‑scope client engagements. You’ll also support the team in ensuring that all processes—from brief to on‑time delivery—are executed efficiently in partnership with Account and Project Manager roles. This position reports to the VP and Creative Director and combines creative and project management responsibilities.
About You
You are ruthlessly organized, motivated by smooth task competition, and understand how creative people work. You navigate ambiguity and change without losing momentum, protect deadlines and energy, and keep teams on target. You adore spreadsheets, Gantt charts, and checklists, thrive on process, and are resourceful in finding solutions with minimal oversight.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the operational connective tissue between Creative and cross‑functional partners
- Implement consistent creative‑first project management processes across key business areas
- Own the project intake and briefing process, ensuring every engagement enters production with a clear, approved creative brief
- Lead the development of statements of work, project estimates, and production proposals that reflect creative scope, team capacity, and delivery timelines
- Manage budgets for project‑based work and report budget performance
- Manage production across concurrent, high‑visibility client scopes, including enterprise‑level accounts with multiple workstreams
- Support pre‑production, production, and post‑production workflows for video, motion, and experiential projects, coordinating with internal teams and vendors
- Partner with Creative leadership to establish intake, briefing, and project kickoff standards supporting creative quality from the start
- Articulate strategic plans and consult at a strategic level with clients, understanding the budget‑setting process
- Take ownership of team staffing, working with other staffing representatives
- Report progress and next steps daily, weekly, and at project conclusion
- Continue involvement in account work while increasing responsibility over teams and client deliverables
- Identify projects with case study potential early and partner with Creative leadership to ensure documentation planning
Candidate Requirements
- 8+ years above the producer/project management level, leading multiple concurrent, complex, highly visible projects without supervision
- Agency experience, including planning, scheduling, and coordinating with external partners and clients in a client‑facing role
- Proven ability to manage change, rally teams around new directions, and drive adoption of processes in a fast‑moving environment
- Experience managing cross‑functional relationships, working assertively and collaboratively across competing priorities
- Demonstrated experience producing video, motion, and/or experiential projects, including vendor management and multi‑market coordination
- Experience running print/document production, strategy, digital, pre‑production video, and/or web development projects
- Understanding of specific quality assurance requirements for interactive or web‑based deliverables, including user experience testing
- Demonstrated ability to work within AI‑native production environments, including use of AI‑assisted tools for planning, scoping, and workflow optimization
- Familiarity with CMS, social media platforms, Creative Cloud, Google Workspace, and Mac (preferred)
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Compensation and Benefits
Salary range: $110,000 to $150,000, based on experience, education, and market data. Includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) matching, generous paid time off, and additional perks designed to support overall well‑being and growth.
Work Environment
Hybrid: Candidates located within commuting distance of New York, NY or San Francisco, CA offices follow a hybrid schedule with three in‑office days per week.
Remote: Fully remote roles are available in the following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Washington, D.C.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
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